Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 2.1 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,487
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,025
|
$2.76
$3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,683
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$609
|
$2.18
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$2.44
$3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$1.58
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$311
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.67
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.92
$1.25
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$792
|
$1.50
$2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,940
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
$24,063.77
$32,834.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,462
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,598
|
$588.78
$803.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$48,024
|
$378.50
$516.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,829
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,274
|
$12,117.74
$16,534.44
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$496
|
$1.88
$2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$719
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$496
|
$11.28
$15.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,949
|
$39.10
$53.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,289
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
$88.32
$120.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,054
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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